Additional Name(s): Zhang Xiaomai, 陈煜
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: September/13/2019
Date of Sentencing: September/27/2020
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Business Activity
Nature of Charges: Illegal Business Activity
Chen Yu is imprisoned in relation to his religiously oriented business.
On September 13, 2019, public security officials from Linhai City, Taizhou Municipality, Zhejiang Province, arrested Chen, a Christian bookseller, in connection to his online bookstore Xiaomai Shufang. Chen sold publications printed in Taiwan and the United States to mainland customers.
On September 27, 2020, a court in Zhejiang sentenced Chen to seven years in prison for “illegal business activity,” fined him 200,000 yuan, and confiscated and destroyed 12,864 books.